Proper wire

rentaltuxNovember 26, 2012

I want to purchase wire for my induction cooktop which requires a dedicated 50 amps. The infor in the manual says "240/208V AC, 60 Hz, 3-wire, single-phase power supply." I know I need 6 gauge wire but would this be 6-2 (white,black and ground) or 6-3 (black,red,white and ground)? I don't have the cooktop yet to check if it has common/neutral (white) or not. My gut tells me it is just 2 hot leads and ground?? Thoughts?

If it says it can live with 240/208, I doubt highly it gives a hoot about the grounded conductor (i.e. neutral). Does it show the connections. Unless it has a specific place to land a grounded conductor, I don't think it cares. Never seen an induction cooktop that did. You have a manu/model number, we can look at it for you.

I cannot find any wiring diagram. The model is CI 491 it is a Gaggenau induction cooktop. I have about 300 feet of 6-2 Teck Cable so I was hoping I could use it and save $$$. I was hoping to avoid buying 6-3 if it isn't needed.

Its probably a German cooktop where everything runs on 220-40
The green wire is a giveaway. US appliances sometime need 120 for motors and such, and 240 for the heating element (In the case of an electric dryer.)

Its probably a European manufactured cooktop in a country where everything runs on 220-40 (German?)
The green wire is a giveaway. US appliances sometime need 120 for motors and such, and 240 for the heating element (In the case of an electric dryer.)

You can sit there and guess what all you want, but I already pointed out that I had downloaded the installation manual for the thing after he provided the model # AND THERE ARE ONLY L1/L2 (208-240) plus a ground.